Daniel
Daniel 12:4
4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But you | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| Daniel | דָֽנִיֵּ֗אל | ḏā·nî·yêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| shut up | סְתֹ֧ם | sə·ṯōm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close |
| these words | הַדְּבָרִ֛ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| and seal | וַחֲתֹ֥ם | wa·ḥă·ṯōm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up |
| the book | הַסֵּ֖פֶר | has·sê·p̄er | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the time | עֵ֣ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| of the end | קֵ֑ץ | qêṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H7093 end |
| Many | רַבִּ֖ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| will roam to and fro | יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ | yə·šō·ṭə·ṭū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7751 go or rove about |
| and knowledge | הַדָּֽעַת׃ | had·dā·‘aṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| will increase | וְתִרְבֶּ֥ה | wə·ṯir·beh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 12:9 · Revelation 22:10 · Daniel 8:26 · Daniel 8:17 · Revelation 10:4 · Isaiah 8:16 · Isaiah 32:3 · Daniel 12:13 · Matthew 24:14 · Isaiah 29:18–19 · Isaiah 11:9 · Zechariah 14:6–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.